MURFREESBORO — For
the first time, MTSU’s brightest English graduate students will compete for the
honor of presenting their research during Scholars Week.
The inaugural English Graduate Student Organization Graduate
Research Symposium is slated for 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, in the
Parliamentary Room on the second floor of the Student Union.
“It’s a symposium with a little bit of a competitive edge to
show off the great work that our graduate students are doing,” said Dr. Elyce
Helford, an MTSU English professor.
Ten individuals will show off their research to faculty
judges in multimedia presentations. Topics include teen drama series, Harry
Potter films, the linguistics of contemporary religion and the works of American
author James Baldwin.
The three or four who receive the highest rankings will
represent the English Graduate Student Organization Wednesday, March 19, during
the College of Liberal Arts’ day of Scholars Week, MTSU’s annual celebration of
academic research.
Students participating in the graduate research symposium
are Laura Black of Hendersonville, Tenn.; Nancy Blomgren of Madison, Tenn.;
Clint Bryan of Shaker Heights, Ohio; Autumn Lauzon of Bristol, Va.; Cori Mathis
of Auburn, Ala.; Philip Shafer of Nashville; Michael Sirles of Goodlettsville,
Tenn.; Joy Smith of Russellville, Ark.; and Dennis Wise of Sharon, Pa.
This event, which is hosted by the graduate program in the
Department of English and the Office of the Dean of the College of Liberal
Arts, is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Sarah Gray-Panesi, president
of the English Graduate Student Organization, at sbg2j@mtmail.mtsu.edu, or
Helford at 615-898-5961 or elyce.helford@mtsu.edu.
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